direct

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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adjective, verb, adverb
+ adjective
nobody / nothing in between
1 [usually before noun] happening or done without involving other people, actions, etc. in between: They are in direct contact with the hijackers. + His death was a direct result of your action. + She has direct responsibility for all new trainees. + We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work. + This information has a direct bearing on (= it is closely connected with) the case. + They see a direct link between the money supply and prices.
Antonym: INDIRECT
journey / route
2 going in the straightest line between two places without stopping or changing direction: the most direct route / course + a direct flight (= a flight that does not stop) + There's a direct train to Leeds (= it may stop at other stations but you do not have to change trains). + a direct hit (= a hit that is accurate and does not touch sth else first)
Antonym: INDIRECT
heat / light
3 [only before noun] with nothing between sth and the source of the heat or light: Protect your child from direct sunlight by using a sunscreen.
exact
4 [only before noun] exact: That's the direct opposite of what you told me yesterday. + a direct quote (= one using a person's exact words)
saying what you mean
5 saying exactly what you mean in a way that nobody can pretend not to understand: a direct answer / question + You'll have to get used to his direct manner. + She has a very direct way of speaking. + I prefer a more direct approach.
Antonym: INDIRECT
relationship
6 [only before noun] related through parents and children rather than brothers, sisters, aunts, etc: a direct descendant of the country's first president + With his death, the direct male line of the House of Capet came to an end.
Antonym: INDIRECT
+ verb
aim
1 [VN] ~ sth to / towards sth/sb
~ sth at / against sth/sb to aim sth in a particular direction or at a particular person: The machine directs a powerful beam at the affected part of the body. + There are three main issues that we need to direct our attention to. + Most of his anger was directed against himself. + Was that remark directed at me?
control
2 [VN] to control or be in charge of sb/sth: A new manager has been appointed to direct the project. + He was asked to take command and direct operations.
movie / play / music
3 to be in charge of actors in a play, or a film/movie, or musicians in an orchestra, etc: [V] She prefers to act rather than direct. + [VN] The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. + She now directs a large choir.
show the way
4 [VN] ~ sb (to ...) to tell or show sb how to get to somewhere or where to go: Could you direct me to the station? + A police officer was directing the traffic. + He was directed to a table beside the window.
give order
5 (formal) to give an official order: [VN to inf] The police officers had been directed to search the building. + [V that] The judge directed that the mother be given custody of the children. + (BrE also) The judge directed that the mother should be given custody of the children.
letter / comment
6 [VN] ~ sth to ... (formal) to send a letter, etc. to a particular place or to a particular person: Direct any complaints to the Customer Services department.
+ adverb
journey / route
1 without stopping or changing direction: It costs more to fly direct to Hong Kong. + The 10.40 goes direct to Leeds.
nobody in between
2 without involving other people: I prefer to deal with him direct.

Thesaurus dictionary

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v.

1 manage, handle, run, administer, govern, regulate, control, operate, superintend, supervise, command, head up, rule; Colloq call the shots:

She directs the company with an iron hand.

2 guide, lead, conduct, pilot, steer, show or point (the way), be at the helm; advise, counsel, instruct, mastermind; usher, escort:

He has directed the company for 40 years, through good times and bad. Can you direct me to the post office?

3 rule, command, order, require, bid, tell, instruct, charge, dictate, enjoin; appoint, ordain:

He directed that the attack be launched at dawn.

4 aim, focus, level, point, train; turn:

That bullet was directed at my heart. Direct your attention to the front of the room.

5 send, address, post, mail:

Please direct the letter to my home.

adj.

6 straight, unswerving, shortest, undeviating, through:

We turned off the direct road to take in the view.

7 uninterrupted, unreflected, unrefracted, without interference, unobstructed:

She cannot remain in direct sunlight for very long.

8 unbroken, lineal:

He claims to be a direct descendant of Oliver Cromwell's.

9 straightforward, unmitigated, outright, matter-of-fact, categorical, plain, clear, unambiguous, unmistakable, to the point, without or with no beating about the bush, unqualified, unequivocal, point-blank, explicit, express:

I expect a direct answer to my direct question. Have you direct evidence of his guilt? That was a gross insult and a direct lie!

10 straightforward, frank, candid, outspoken, plain-spoken, honest, blunt, open, uninhibited, unreserved, forthright, honest, sincere, unequivocal; undiplomatic, tactless:

She is very direct in commenting about people she dislikes.

Collocation dictionary

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VERBS

be

ADV.

extremely, very

He asked me some very direct questions.

| fairly, quite, rather

Her manner can be rather direct.

| disconcertingly

his disconcertingly direct gaze

ADV.

mainly, primarily, principally

Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better-off.

| clearly | straight

He directed the torch straight in her face.

| specifically

PREP.

against

anger directed specifically against ethnic minorities

| at

criticism clearly directed at the Labour Party

| away from

directing attention away from the real issues

| onto

The machine directs light onto a special film.

| to

I directed my question to the chairman.

| towards

We are directing our efforts towards helping young people.

Concise English dictionary

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directs|directed|directingdɪ'rekt
verb
+command with authority
+intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
+guide the actors in (plays and films)
+be in charge of
+take somebody somewhere
+cause to go somewhere
+aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment
+lead, as in the performance of a composition
+give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
+specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
+direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
+put an address on (an envelope)
+plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
adj.
+direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
+having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
+extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action
+in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
+moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
+similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
+(of a current) flowing in one direction only
+being an immediate result or consequence
+in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
+lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
adv.
+without deviation

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